The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-12
IN AND OUT.
The New Officers of the city
Installed and the Old
Ones Retire.
IhN"r >tur.ts WIZ N"t Kotir,--Iiis
Nppointn"nt>--Ot Nork
otthc Council.

a -pccia. meeting OF the city couu-
ell WAS held IN the council room Inst
night. The may or and all the alder
men were present. The minute. ct
the Inst regular meeting were read
and approved. The mayor stated
tmtthc purpose of the meeting was
the installation of the new officers and
aldermen of the city
twas adopted thnt the business ON
hand hc disposed OF before ewcnriug
IN the new officers.
Alderman flouruoy, from the -pe.
cial committee on the town clock. re.
ported TINT the clock hal been rcgu-
lated and placed in u safe position in
the tower he work had cost $40.
OF which the committee hNd agreed
with the county commissioners
to pay onc-halt of tins amount
The citt would have charge
| OF the ciuck and the committee would
recommend that the contract tor
winding. be given 10 Mr.. W VI. Rag.
land who OILERS to wind it for - per
month. Alderman order asked il
the clock would. upon the city taking
charge of IT, become the city proper
| ~. Alderman llouruoy said that hc
SO Understood " That Way from the
commissioners, although there Wa
uoHgrc. oHt ON that point. Alder
mm Grilrr -Ud That tho citN had
paid in taxes ouc-third OF the price oi
tuc c.uck md II the city took charge
OF that clock 10 wanted "a bill OF sale
Tor IT,. Alderman Tibb- moved to
refer the matter buck TO the commit
tee. Alderman GOOJc offered u sub
-titutc That the report be adoptcd, the
bills pHld aui the committee be con
iinuud to get 70 titic 10 the clock. Al
dcrman Ibh, withdrew his motion.
Alderman Coudc', motiou wa- then
adopted.
The gas committee Wa, instructed
to nave the gas lamp in front OF Bart
MOorc'- store removed.
Ihc finance committee reported
that the March account OF street
Commissioner NELL hHd been careful.
~ examined aud found correct The
report was unanimously adopted.
Alderman Grider requested that the
city papers publish the amount of
work which the street commissioner
had done, that the people might see
tor themselves why his account was
larger than usual,
! he mayor WAS authorized to pAy
5000 TO the convent for its property
M Tenth street The city secretary
was instructed to burn nineteen rail
road coupon bonds which had been
paid.
y petition from o. Cauutcsou, a-N
ing permission 80 construct building
with corrugated iron covering was
referred 10 the tire committee
y petition from Nh George Muu-
nrr,Nn stating that the marshal had
| Impoundcd and sold his COW. and that
the net proceeds Of the sale pc paid
him, Was granted Aud the account
ordered paid
The marshal and city secretary
offered their liuRl reports. which were
adopted.
me old marshal was instructed 10
finish the assessment rolls Tor tins
year before turning over the books
to the Assessor and collector. ~ the
work WAS almost completed.
The following accounts were allow
at aud ordered paid
CNas Baker 81 90
p. + Hr.nk,tAuf IS
De. D.. Mood d.
siei-
The new officers were then. sworn
boz by the mayor in the following or.
der Aldermen c. e. McCuiioch. T..
q. Iibu-. a. d. GArutAers, u. &. ste.
pucu-ou nud VI. u. EyurN; Richard /.
Muuroe, city attorney, =. Is. llum-
L.. D. .,